Projects - Sloan Science & Film

Neon Tilapia Tony Koros

When a dangerous water-weed threatens to take over his lake and livelihood, a fisherman in rural Kenya enlists the help of his granddaughter to fight back using glowing, genetically modified fish. As strange lights appear in the lake, chaos erupts in the village.

CREDITS

Written and directed by Tony Koros
Produced by Elizabeth Charles
Cinematography by Dominica Eriksen
Production design by Lily Prentice

SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS

Biology
Chemistry

AWARDS

2020, Tribeca Film Institute: Filmmaker Fund: Screenplay Development Award

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Short Films
Feature Films

A science focused teaching framework for short and feature films, all of which have received awards from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for their depictions of scientific themes or characters.